The AP's terrifying headline

8/1/14 12:05 PM EDT

First it was the news alert. Then the tweet. And on Friday, the Associated Press further showed the importance of proper word choice and punctuation with a headline that gave the impression there's some malicious plan to infect an American with the deadly Ebola virus.

The real story is that there are plans underway to transfer two American aid workers sick with Ebola from Africa to the United States for treatment. After 30 minutes AP fixed the headline to a more understandable: "Plans underway to retrieve Americans with Ebola."